Freon, circulating in the system, lowers the temperature. Without this gas, any refrigerator turns into a regular metal cabinet.
Freon should be in the right volume, otherwise the required temperature is not maintained, and the refrigerator will simply stop turning off.
Possible causes of freon leakage
No owner can enlist that his refrigerator will avoid such a malfunction as Freon’s leak. It is this bad thing that is most common. Certificate of gas leakage is the absence of proper cooling of the refrigerator during the compressor operation. And the reasons for this may be as follows:
a breakdown of tubes during careless treatment during washing the refrigerator, its rearrangement or transportation;
low -quality connection of pipelines;
corrosion arising from the long -term operation of the refrigerator, and as a result, the appearance of microcracks.
The elimination of Freon leakage is a simple process, but still requires certain knowledge about the device itself, and how to refrigerate the refrigerator with freon. Possessing them, you can try to do it yourself. But the work will require skill and special caution, so experts advise to objectively measure their capabilities.
Refueling process
First determine exactly which brand and in what volume the freon is needed. Typically, the compressor of the refrigerator by manufacturers indicates the brand of the used gas.
Armed with a collector with a blue and red manometer, a cylinder with gas, hoses and valves, you can start work. It is the following actions:
First, you need to block both the collector valves, then using the fitting, connect the compressor gas pipe to the blue hose, and the cylinder with gas to the yellow.
Then check the pressure. To do this, solder the fitting to the highway with the connected red hose and open the blue valve. Then, slowly, tearing the cylinder, fill the compressor until the pressure indicator reaches 0.4-0.5 atmospheres.
Next, you need to close the valves and turn on the compressor for only half a minute. For further actions, a vacuum pump is required, which is connected to a yellow hose instead of a cylinder. Opening the blue valve, you can turn on the pump. He should work in time for about 10 minutes.
The next stage of work is to disconnect the yellow hose and connect it again to the cylinder with Freon. When performing these actions, it is necessary to pay special attention to ensuring that the air displaced by gas does not fall into the compressor through the hose. To do this, the valve must be opened very slowly. Closing the yellow hose, open blue and season the compressor.
The last touch in the work is the inclusion of the compressor and checking the pressure in the system. If its level is normal, then the tubes connected to the hoses should be squeezed, then unscrew the hoses and steal the tubes.
